Cabbage And Potatoes Colcannon Food

COLCANNON RECIPE (CABBAGE AND POTATOES)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook potatoes 12-15 minutes or until fork tender.
• If using white onion, dice into ½-inch pieces. If using leeks, cut off the dark greens and discard. Thinly slice the whites and light green parts, rinse well. Set aside. Cut cabbage into 1-inch pieces.
• Meanwhile, if using, cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Set aside to cool, reserve drippings.
• Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the bacon drippings. If you are not using bacon, add 3 tablespoons of butter to a large skillet.
• Cook onion or leeks and cabbage over medium heat in the drippings or butter until onion is translucent and cabbage is tender.
• Once cooked, drain the potatoes and place them back into the warm pot. Mash potatoes with a potato masher adding cream and ¼ cup butter as needed. Season with salt and pepper.
• Gently fold together mashed potatoes, cabbage & onions. Top with additional melted butter if desired and crumbled bacon if using.

COLCANNON (MASHED POTATOES WITH CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes, cut into 1" chunks.Boil or steam the potatoes in salted water until fork tender, about 30 minutes. , drain.
• Steam the cabbage, scallions, 1/4 cup water and 1/8 tsp.salt to boiling, reduce heat and cook until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• To the potatoes, add the milk, 1 teaspoons salt, pepper. and butter. Mash until smooth.
• Stir in cabbage and scallions.
• Dot with butter and serve. (Don't forget to tuck a coin in for luck!).

IRISH COLCANNON (CREAMY POTATOES AND CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Strip outer leaves from cabbage.
• Shred cabbage (or kale), place in a saucepan with water to cover the bottom and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until crisp-tender, about 5-10 minutes.
• Drain well.
• (opt.) Liquefy in blender.
• Boil potatoes in a separate kettle, covered with water, until tender.
• In a small saucepan cook leeks or onions and cream(or milk) about 10 minutes.
• Mash potatoes then season with salt, pepper and mace.
• Mix in the onions and milk.
• Combine the potato mixture with cabbage or kale, beating it to a pale green fluff over low heat.
• Pour into a deep warmed dish.
• Dab with butter or margarine.
• NOTE: Leftovers can be fried in oil until crisp and brown on both sides.
• OPTION: Substitute ground nutmeg for mace.

CLASSIC IRISH COLCANNON

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil and add a teaspoon of kosher salt. Add the whole potatoes to the boiling water and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. (Check this by sticking the largest potato to the center with a sharp knife. If it comes out smoothly on its own, the potatoes are done).
• Place a large skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of butter and half a teaspoon of kosher salt. When the butter melts, add the cabbage and stir to coat. Place the lid on the pan and cook for a minute. Stir the cabbage.
• Cook the cabbage for 3-4 minutes, stirring after each minute so the cabbage doesn't burn. When the cabbage begins to wilt, stir in the water and place the lid on the pan to steam the vegetable. Steam for 3-4 minutes or until the water has mostly evaporated. Set aside.
• Drain the potatoes and transfer them to a large mixing bowl.
• Use a potato masher to roughly mash the cooked potatoes (skins and all). Add the butter and half and half a little at a time and continue to mash and blend the potatoes. They should be fairly smooth, but rustic. (Note: if your potatoes seem too stiff, you can add addtional half and half 2 tablespoons at a time).
• Add the remaining half teaspoon of kosher salt and black pepper. Mix well.
• Stir in the cooked cabbage until well combined. Taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary.

COLCANNON (IRISH MASHED POTATOES WITH CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place cabbage, onion, and water in a saucepan or Dutch oven and quickly bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer about 8 minutes until tender. Do not overcook.
• Add mashed potatoes , milk, butter or margarine, salt , and pepper . Mix well, stirring often until heated through. Serve warm as a side dish.
• Enjoy!

FABULOUS COLCANNON (MASHED POTATOES AND CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, set heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain potatoes and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Stir milk, mayonnaise, and butter into potatoes. Mash with a potato masher until smooth.
• Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until fat is rendered, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir onion, garlic, and cayenne pepper into bacon and drippings and cook, stirring often, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cabbage and water into onion mixture until cabbage is wilted, about 5 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Fold cabbage mixture into mashed potatoes.
• Cook and stir ham pieces in the same skillet used for cabbage mixture until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir cooked ham into mashed potato and cabbage mixture until combined.

CABBAGE AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet, fry bacon until crisp, do not drain.
• Add potatoes and onion, cook until lightly browned.
• Stir in cabbage, vinegar and hot water.
• Continue to cook over medium heat until cabbage is wilted and potatoes are fork tender; stirring frequently.
• The water should cook out, if needed raise heat and continue to cook until the cabbage and potatoes are lightly browned.
• Sprinkle the caraway seeds over all and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

MAIN DISH COLCANNON (CABBAGE, POTATOES AND SAUSAGES)

Steps:

• In large skillet or dutch oven, brown the sausages in the butter.
• Remove sausages.
• Add potatoes and onions to drippings in pan and stir to coat.
• Add cabbage and parsley and mix well.
• Place sausages on top of mixture.
• Cover with tight fitting lid and simmer, stirring occasionally until potatoes and cabbage are soft.
• Add ale as needed to keep colcannon moist. (yes, you can drink what you don't use for cooking!).
• As soon as the potatoes and cabbage are soft, remove the sausages, take a deep breath and add the Heavy Cream to the mixture until it resembles mashed potatoes.
• Add salt and white pepper to taste.
• Replace the sausages and serve.

COLCANNON WITH INSTANT POTATOES

Steps:

• Put cabbage, onion, and water in saucepan.
• Bring to boil over high heat and reduce to simmer, cover and cook for 8 minutes or until tender, but not mushy.
• Drain cabbage and onion.
• Add mashed potatoes, milk, butter and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix well to blend and heat through.
• Serve warm, as a side dish with meat, chicken or fish.

COLCANNON

Steps:

• Tip the potatoes into a large saucepan of water. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins, or until the flesh is tender when pierced.
• Meanwhile, heat quarter of the butter in a saucepan, then fry the bacon and half the cabbage for 5 mins (see Kevin's tip, below, for how to use remaining cabbage). Turn off the heat and set aside. Drain potatoes in a colander and peel while still hot.
• Mash potato until smooth. Heat cream with remaining butter and, when almost boiling, beat into the potato. Add bacon and cabbage to potato and mix. Season if you want.